In the stories of “The Penal Colony” and “The Metamorphosis” present suffering. To start off why are the charters in these two stories suffering so much and why did the author make it that way. These are pressing question but also what is so similar about these stories and how they suffered. In the “The Penal Colony” Kafka bring to our attention that “condemned” people don’t have the right to a trial or are able to defend themselves. The story is very negative and I wonder what was Kafka going through or what kind of life was he living to be so fascinated in writing stories of people suffering. I wonder if it was during the time period he was living in or if he knew someone who was “condemned” and didn’t get to have a say in their defense.
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I found this story very weird and crazy in so many ways. My question to Gregor is why you wouldn’t want help to change and go back to your old life as a Human. Why suffer and bring your family down with you. It was as if his life as a human and as a giant bug was the same not need to change or do anything just be depressed. His life as a human and taking care of his family was such a burden and he seemed to do because he had to not because he wanted to. He did the bare minimum to get by not putting more effort in his life to do what made him happy. He worked a bad job and just overall suffered. So what amazed me is when he transferred into a bug everyone seem to go on with their lives like this was normal. The family didn’t seem to put effort to find a cure or change what happing to him. So over all the whole family adapted to his new life style and just went on with life. The family just became crazy. I would be crazy if there was giant bug running round my house. Gregor didn’t seem like a happy person from the start of the story. As the story unwind you see everyone true colors. With what was a kind of strong family unit became separated and in the end Gregor was starved to death and died. My ultimate question why would he use what strength he had to go find food of his own and not suffer and starve yourself. I feel the message Kafka was sending was, if you live a shitty
I found this story very weird and crazy in so many ways. My question to Gregor is why you wouldn’t want help to change and go back to your old life as a Human. Why suffer and bring your family down with you. It was as if his life as a human and as a giant bug was the same not need to change or do anything just be depressed. His life as a human and taking care of his family was such a burden and he seemed to do because he had to not because he wanted to. He did the bare minimum to get by not putting more effort in his life to do what made him happy. He worked a bad job and just overall suffered. So what amazed me is when he transferred into a bug everyone seem to go on with their lives like this was normal. The family didn’t seem to put effort to find a cure or change what happing to him. So over all the whole family adapted to his new life style and just went on with life. The family just became crazy. I would be crazy if there was giant bug running round my house. Gregor didn’t seem like a happy person from the start of the story. As the story unwind you see everyone true colors. With what was a kind of strong family unit became separated and in the end Gregor was starved to death and died. My ultimate question why would he use what strength he had to go find food of his own and not suffer and starve yourself. I feel the message Kafka was sending was, if you live a shitty